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Overview
Owen’s practice focuses on trust and estate litigation. Before joining Farr Law Group, Owen spent two years as a commercial litigator at a national law firm, Holland & Knight, and five years with a Seattle firm, Graham & Dunn (now Miller Nash Graham & Dunn), where his practice focused on representing financial institutions. From 2008 through 2016 Owen’s peers voted him a “Rising Star” in Washington Law & Politics and SuperLawyers® magazines and a Washington SuperLawyer® every year since 2019. Owen is a Fellow with the Litigation Counsel of America and with the American Bar Foundation.
Education
J.D., - University of Oregon School of Law (2003)
M.A., Economics – University of Washington (2000)
B.A., Economics – University of Washington (1998)
Presentations & Publications
- TEDRA Agreements, 19th Annual Probate Administration, King County Bar Association (2023)
- TEDRA Agreements, 18th Annual Probate Administration, King County Bar Association (2022)
- Maintaining an Ethical Practice(part of "Probate in Seven Steps") National Business Institute (May 2022)
- TEDRA Agreements, 17th Annual Probate Administration, King County Bar Association (2021)
- TEDRA Agreements, 16th Annual Probate Administration, King County Bar Association (2020)
- TEDRA Agreements, 15th Annual Probate Administration,King County Bar Association (2019)
- Legal Ethics in Administration (Probate Boot Camp), National Business Institute (2019)
- TEDRA Agreements, 14th Annual Probate Administration, King County Bar Association (2018)
- Legal Ethics in Estate Administration, National Business Institute (2018)
- Inter-Vivos Transfers in Estate Planning, National Business Institute (2018)
- Maintaining an Ethical Balance, National Business Institute (2017)
- Litigating the Case in Court, National Business Institute (2017)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Expands the Scope of Debts that are Non-dischargeable in Chapter 7, but not Chapter 13, 122 Banking L.J. 406 (2005)
Recognitions
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Washington Super Lawyer® 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023
Rising Star 2011 through 2016 — Washington Super Lawyers®
Rising Star 2008 through 2010 — Washington Law & Politics Magazine
Q & A
If you weren’t a lawyer what career do you see yourself in?
Computer programming or journalism. I like problem solving and coding is problem solving distilled. Or journalism because we need more truth tellers.
What could you give a 30-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
How to defend a will contest!
What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not working?
Skiing at Crystal Mountain!
News & Events
Updates, Recognition07.21.2022
Owen Gabrielson 2022 Washington Super Lawyer
The prestigious list is published annually and includes some of the top lawyers in the state.
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